Rebel4055 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 So your friends gain is all the way up too?! Quote Rest In Peace mother. January 22, 1955 - February 14, 2013 http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/user/35351-megrch/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam311 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Gain all the way up?? Lol like chevy boy says, clipping can cause a shit ton of heat and actually change your voice coil impedence if I'm not mistaken. Quote so far... HU- pioneer DEH-P59001B Amp- crescendo BC2000D Wire- 1/0 awg welding lead Electric- Big 3 ^same wire Subs- 2 Obsidian Audio 12 d4's Box 4ft^3 ported at 33hz. designed by Ram-Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyBoy95 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Gain all the way up?? Lol like chevy boy says, clipping can cause a shit ton of heat and actually change your voice coil impedence if I'm not mistaken. yep Quote Best Score to Date : 160.5 dB Outlaw (47Hz)[4 XM 15's & 2 Taramps Bass 12k's] BL : http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/147800-chevyboy95s-4-15s-7krms-wall-1533-db-on-half-power/YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/hitemwiththeflex/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryne19 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Ok then what exactly does the input sensitivity or gain do? I'll turn it down and see if i get some better results. I did notice the amp running really hot though so i don't doubt that it was clipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Your gain is meant to match the output voltage of your headunit. On some amps, you will see on the gain it has 9v on the left, and ussually 1v or .5v on the right. If your HU has a preout voltage of 2v, which is the most common, then you will have your gain set closer to the top. But, if you have an expensive HU with say, 9v preouts, then you will barely have to turn the gain up to reach full output of he amp. If your gain is all the way up, then your amp has an input sensitivity of .5v, and your HU is most likely putting out 2v or 4v...which is bad. This will cause clipping like hell, which is bad bad bad for the woofer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam311 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) If your gain was all the way up I think it's impossible that you wouldn't be clipping, not to mention your head unit can clip too, so depending on your HU's volume you could have probably caused a fire up in that bitch with all that clipping! And gain is what you just said, input sensitivity, it's not the volume knob. Just cause your sub can take a good 3k doesn't mean you can just turn your gain up all the way and let it rip man. where the gain will he set depends on the voltage that you HU is sending it.... My question is how the hell do you know about dc subs, monoblock amps, clipping, how to wire them bitches, but you don't know what the gain knob does??you gotta study a bit more man Edited July 25, 2011 by kam311 Quote so far... HU- pioneer DEH-P59001B Amp- crescendo BC2000D Wire- 1/0 awg welding lead Electric- Big 3 ^same wire Subs- 2 Obsidian Audio 12 d4's Box 4ft^3 ported at 33hz. designed by Ram-Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Ok then what exactly does the input sensitivity or gain do? I'll turn it down and see if i get some better results. I did notice the amp running really hot though so i don't doubt that it was clipping. Vids and Pics help out ALOT! Take vids of what the sub is doing, and take pics of what your gains and shit are set at. We will try to help you the best we can...as long as youre not an asshole and tell people on here they are wrong in what we are telling you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 My question is how the hell do you know about dc subs, monoblock amps, clipping, how to wire them bitches, but you don't know what the gain knob does??you gotta study a bit more man ^^^I was thinkin the same shit! I guess its not hard to surf forums, learn half of the shit you should, and throw it with the other half that you think you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakerman Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 BTW, you can learn ALOT by searching around on the internet yourself. This Site is a great place to start for learning car audio technicals. Just look around a bit, and if you have a question, we can show you where to find the answer, or help you if its not there. Most everyone on the forums knows that site already. BTW, so you guys don't have to click it, its BCAE1.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kam311 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) My question is how the hell do you know about dc subs, monoblock amps, clipping, how to wire them bitches, but you don't know what the gain knob does??you gotta study a bit more man ^^^I was thinkin the same shit! I guess its not hard to surf forums, learn half of the shit you should, and throw it with the other half that you think you know. Yeah I guess, but it's really hard to miss all the gain talk in the forums, especially with the DD-1 about to launch and all that! It just surprises me I guess Edited July 25, 2011 by kam311 Quote so far... HU- pioneer DEH-P59001B Amp- crescendo BC2000D Wire- 1/0 awg welding lead Electric- Big 3 ^same wire Subs- 2 Obsidian Audio 12 d4's Box 4ft^3 ported at 33hz. designed by Ram-Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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